Golap Borbora
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| Ex. Chief Minister of Assam Golap Borbora গোলাপ বৰবৰা | |
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| Chief Minister of Assam[1] | |
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In office 12 March 1978 – 4 September 1979[1] | |
| Leader | Janata Party |
| Preceded by | Sarat Chandra Sinha |
| Succeeded by | Jogendra Nath Hazarika[1] |
| M.L.A., Tinsukia L.A.[2] | |
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In office 1978–1983 | |
| Preceded by | Paramananda Gogoi[3] |
| Succeeded by | Rajendra Nath Phukon[4] |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
29 August 1925 Golaghat district |
| Died |
19 March 2006 Guwahati |
| Political party | Janata Party |
| Profession | Politics |
| Religion | Hinduism |
Golap Borbora (Assamese: গোলাপ বৰবৰা; 1925-2006) was a chief minister of Indian state of Assam from 1977 to 1979. He was the first non congress chief minister of Assam. Borbora was a member of Rajya Sabha between 1968 and 1974.
Early life
He was born in Golaghat and had his early schooling in Tinsukia and then studied at the University of Calcutta.
Political career
Borbora was a follower of Ram Manohar Lohia and Jai Prakash Narayan and was imprisoned several times during the freedom movement.
In free India he was arrested in 1975 for opposing Indira Gandhi's regime in the emergency in 1975 and spent 18 months in Tihar Jail. Golap Borbora became the State unit president of the Janata Party in 1977 and led the party to victory. He was elected the first non-Congress Chief Minister of Assam in 1978.
The Janata Party Government led by Borbora lasted for 18 months only. However, many think that the government did not last long as he had tried to stop influx of illegal immigrants from neighboring countries and also to demonopolise the liquor trade in tea garden belts. His government exempted land revenue for farmers up to 10 bighas and ordered fee exemptions to school students up to HSLC level and all girls up to high school level. The government also introduced free medical treatment in all the government hospitals and allowed free movement of foods-grains within the state.
He died in 2006.
References
- 1 2 3 "Assam Legislative Assembly - Chief Ministers since 1937". Assam Legislative Assembly, Dispur, Guwahati. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
- ↑ "Assam Legislative Assembly - MLA 1978-83". Assam Legislative Assembly, Dispur, Guwahati. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
- ↑ "Assam Legislative Assembly - MLA 1972-78". Assam Legislative Assembly, Dispur, Guwahati. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
- ↑ "Assam Legislative Assembly - MLA 1983-85". Assam Legislative Assembly, Dispur, Guwahati. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
External links
- Former Assam CM Golap Borbora is no more North East News Agency, April 1–15, 2006
- Golap Borbora passes away, The Telegraph, Monday, March 20, 2006